Former murder suspect taken into custody for being in country illegally

Los Angeles Times
A man initially suspected of killing his mother and older brother but later released from the Orange County Jail after charges were dropped was briefly taken into custody by federal authorities for being in the country illegally, authorities said. — Eder Herrera, 24, was held Friday night by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of a previous immigration detainer, authorities said in a prepared statement. He was released on his own recognizance pending an immigration hearing. — Herrera was originally accused in the Oct. 25 murders of his mother and brother. But on Friday prosecutors dropped charges in light of “a significant DNA” link that connected suspected serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo to the crimes… Read More